Books with author Snyder

Demons lurking in shadows, wind gods and nymphs fighting for survival, long-dead heroes returning to train a new generation of warriors . . . Seventeen-year-old Alex longs for the day when he graduates from high school and leaves his abusive parents’ house forever. But before that can happen, Fate intervenes. . . . One night, during a tense family dinner, Alex notices a gremlin crouching in the corner of his parents’ dining room. A moment later it suddenly disappears. Alex finds himself questioning his sanity and wondering what he really saw that night. Over the next several weeks, he catches sight of several more bizarre entities.These strange sightings are a glimpse Alex has been given into a hidden reality where a war is being waged between demons and legendary creatures of the Natural World. And the demons are winning. Nearly all beings from the Natural World have been caged up, and Mother Nature and the God of the North Wind have been considering what resources they have left to combat their foes. But they are not entirely alone. Three long dead heroes have been stirred from their complacency in the afterlife and are ready to seek out someone they can train to fight back against the demons and inspire hope among humanity. Alex’s newfound ability to see gremlins has piqued their interest.Tidings of Hardship is the first book in the Mixed Tidings duology

Written as a narrative to my daughter, I wanted her to have the whole story. Where she came from. Why I placed her for adoption. And how, for the next eighteen years, I hovered on the edges of her family, granted access by her generous parents, but always wanting more. More for her, and more for me. I am not ready, not able, to raise you. Ten years too early, I need time to grow up. To offer you, I have love. And nothing else. You need more than I have to give, Unless I give you up. To parents who are ready, waiting, to raise you. Ten years wanting, with a ready home. Parents who have love, And everything else, too. If I do it,If I break my own heart to spare yours, Will it work? Will you be happier, healthier this way? And will I ever be okay again? This bare bones memoir tells the story of a kinship adoption from the perspective of a birthmother. It will break your heart, then heal it, with new perspectives on adoption, openness, and the complex ways we define family.

Written as a narrative to my daughter, I wanted her to have the whole story. Where she came from. Why I placed her for adoption. And how, for the next eighteen years, I hovered on the edges of her family, granted access by her generous parents, but always wanting more. More for her, and more for me. I am not ready, not able, to raise you.Ten years too early, I need time to grow up.To offer you, I have love.And nothing else.You need more than I have to give,Unless I give you up.To parents who are ready, waiting, to raise you.Ten years wanting, with a ready home.Parents who have love,And everything else, too.If I do it,If I break my own heart to spare yours,Will it work?Will you be happier, healthier this way?And will I ever be okay again?This bare bones memoir tells the story of a kinship adoption from the perspective of a birthmother. It will break your heart, then heal it, with new perspectives on adoption, openness, and the complex ways we define family.

In an unconventional blend of poetry and prose, a birthmother shares her experience of an open adoption. The fear and uncertainty in planning. The heartbreak of losing her child. And the work of healing and building a life after placement. This memoir hits every emotion on the way to the happy and hopeful ending. I am not ready, not able, to raise you.Ten years too early, I need time to grow up.To offer you, I have love.And nothing else.You need more than I have to give,Unless I give you up.To parents who are ready, waiting, to raise you.Ten years wanting, with a ready home.Parents who have love,And everything else, too.If I do it,If I break my own heart to spare yours,Will it work?Will you be happier, healthier this way?And will I ever be okay again?Written as a narrative to my daughter, I wanted her to have the whole story. Where she came from. Why I placed her for adoption. And how, for the next eighteen years, I hovered on the edges of her family, granted access by her generous parents, but always wanting more. More for her, and more for me. This daughter, who arrived before I was ready for her, redefined love and hope and family.This intimate narrative tells the story of a kinship adoption from the perspective of a birthmother. It will break your heart, then heal it, with new perspectives on adoption, openness, and the complex ways we define family.

Fate dealt a heavy blow to Kai-Ling before she was even born.The death of her father, a man she never knew, haunted her every day as she grew up.Struck down in the prime of his life, Kai-Ling's father was never able to know his daughter. He was never able to watch her grow up or give her the love only a father could.Now that the first part of her journey is behind her, Kai-Ling is ready to face her destiny. Using the skills, training and knowledge she has acquired, she is prepared to enact vengeance upon those who took him from her.How Kai-Ling handles the new challenges and pitfalls on her way to seeking revenge is a testament to everything she has learned.

Tidings of Hope is the page-turning sequel to Tidings of Hardship.Having killed a member of the Natural World once thought to be immortal, the evil femme fatale Pandora and her demonic forces are sure they will soon be able to destroy the entire Natural World. But Mother Nature believes salvation can be found in Cynthia, a high school student from the suburbs.Having recently had a friend killed by a gunman acting under the influence of a demon, Cynthia is eager to help. Upon accepting Mother Nature’s request for aid, Cynthia is given incredible powers and embarks on a mission to restore the Natural World. Along the way she finds her view of the world radically changed, and is filled with a sense of wonder at everything she is now capable of doing. But she questions if she can ever return to being an ordinary teenager.Tidings of Hope is the second book in the Mixed Tidings duology, picking up after the events in Tidings of Hardship

Sixteen year old Kaí-Ling was raised in the ways of the sword. The child of a former samurai warrior and an American mother embarks on a journey to right the wrongs life has dealt her. The lifelong lessons and skills she acquires as well as the friends she makes along the way aid her in her quest to fulfill her destiny. Robbed of her father’s love before she was born, Kaí-Ling now seeks vengeance upon those who took him from her.

Forced to flee from her village as a child; Branwen seeks shelter in a forest long thought haunted. Found and cared for by the woods mysterious guardian and her magnificent she-wolf, Branwen is raised in safety until the day she comes upon a young boy and his tutor. An encounter that will awaken a destiny that will ignite legends to be; hers and one other.Drawn into a world of power and magic, Branwen soon discovers that enlightenment offers both wonder and danger. Danger so great it could cost the lives of those she cares most about.Protecting herself and those that are dear to her, Branwen must confront her ultimate destiny. A destiny where she will be forced to become something else, someone else.

Arthur is a young man looking foward to his senior year in high school. Everything changes the day his younger sister is attacked. Attacked not by a man, but something else.Something that will draw him into a conflict he does not understand. A war that has raged for centuries, over multiple dimensions. Fought by warriers thought to be simply myths/legends. All waiting for the one thing that could end the war. A Blocker.